The Kirksville Daily Express is a bi-weekly newspaper published Wednesday and Saturday. It serves the Kirksville and Adair County, Missouri area including the communities of Brashear and Novinger . It is owned by Carpenter Media Group .
13-648: While newspapers in Adair County date back as early as 1856, the Kirksville Daily Express had its beginnings in 1901 when the Kirksville Evening Express was started by N. A. Matlick and J. Orton Rice. In 1906, under the new ownership of C. C. Howard, the name was changed to the Kirksville Daily Express . In November, 1909 Howard sold it to a trio of businessmen led by E. E. Swain. Swain soon bought out his two partners and
26-466: A female householder with no husband present, and 31.69% were non-families. 28.17% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.25. The village's age distribution consisted of 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
39-467: A total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km ), of which 1.01 square miles (2.62 km ) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km ) (or 0.10%) is water. As of the 2020 census there were 300 people, 142 households, and 97 families residing in the village. The population density was 297.03 inhabitants per square mile (114.68/km ). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 125.74 per square mile (48.55/km ). The racial makeup of
52-540: Is a village in Franklin County , Illinois , United States . The population was 300 at the 2020 census. Ewing is located in northern Franklin County at 38°5′24″N 88°51′13″W / 38.09000°N 88.85361°W / 38.09000; -88.85361 (38.089998, -88.853674). It is 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Benton , the county seat . According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ewing has
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78-570: The United Press Association in 1915 and the coming of news via teletypewriter in 1928. After working out of a number of rented building spaces for the first several years, in 1930 E. E. Swain constructed an art deco style building in downtown Kirksville. It, along with an addition constructed in 1964 to house an offset printer , continues to serve as the Express offices. Following Swain's death in 1972 ownership and operation of
91-501: The poverty line , including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows
104-480: The calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income
117-472: The newspaper passed to his son E. E. Swain, Jr. In 1990 the Daily Express was sold to American Publishing Company , although a Swain, E. E.'s grandson Tony, still remained as pressroom supervisor. Gatehouse Media (formerly Liberty Media Group) assumed operation of the newspaper in 1998. Faced with an aging offset press needing upgrade and growing consolidation in the newspaper industry, the decision
130-647: The newspaper would remain in the Swain family for the next eight decades. Edward Everett Swain, a native of Ewing, Illinois had considerable newspaper experience before coming to Kirksville. He previously worked for major publications in Rochester, New York as well as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , St. Louis Globe-Democrat and the Associated Press . Early notable events in the newspapers' history include joining
143-402: The village was 93.67% White , 1.00% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from other races , and 5.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. There were 142 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.82% were married couples living together, 7.75% had
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#1732786597998156-416: Was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $ 61,250, and the median income for a family was $ 66,563. Males had a median income of $ 52,500 versus $ 24,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 30,748. About 6.2% of families and 7.8% of the population were below
169-632: Was made in December, 2010 to shift printing of the Kirksville Daily Express to a sister Gatehouse Media operation in Hannibal, Missouri . Other than printing however all operations remain in Kirksville. In August 2021, Gannett (formerly Gatehouse) sold the newspaper to Phillips Media Group. The newspaper was sold again in August 2024 to Carpenter Media Group . Ewing, Illinois Ewing
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